For much of the past two decades, soda was … suffering a bit of a reputation problem. This is because soda is really not good for you: It generally contains a ton of sugar and no ...

By Theodore Ross Yesterday marked another first in FERN’s ongoing project to adapt to newer forms of media. We published the pilot episode of Forked, a new interview podcast series. I’m the co-host ...

A novel solution to give Americans better access to fresh food is picking up steam across the country: government-owned, government-operated grocery stores. Such stores are touted by proponents as a ...

The Burren is one of the most recent projects of the Irish Pub Company, a Dublin-based design group that has created upwards of 2,000 pubs in more than 100 countries on every continent ...

In early December 2023, through a scrim of swirling flurries, Mackenson Remy steered his minivan past an open gate in the security fence surrounding a gray concrete factory along Highway 85, on the ...

The Food & Environment Reporting Network is the first independent, non-profit news organization that produces in-depth and investigative journalism in the critically under-reported areas of food, ...

By Theodore Ross Yesterday was an important day for FERN, and if you connect with us on a regular basis on social media or our website, I hope you noticed. We published “Immigrants on the ...

We have worked with dozens of print, online, and broadcast outlets–all listed below–and are open to forging new partnerships. Our stories are local, national and international in scope, and have ...